Harmony Between Requirement & Cotentment

Chankya rightly said,” Discontented brahamin is destroyed and contented king is destroyed. Prostitute with shame is destroyed and shameless family wife is destroyed.” One discontented is destroyed and another contented is destroyed. If brahamin (person who is engaged in education and worship of God is brahamin though he or she may belong to any caste) is discontented then he will give up his brahamantav- not seeking and amassing material wealth but to seek spiritual salvation; then he will be lost. If king is contented then he will not expand his power and kingdom and will loose his present kingdom and power so he will be destroyed. If prostitute doesn’t loose her shame then she will not get her clients so she will be destroyed. If family wife looses her shame then she will be shunted out from her family and will be destroyed.

Two attractions in nature are the most powerful; one is sex and another is desire for wealth.

Therefore, all are in constant search of either or both of them. The search for material wealth never ends because if one desire is satisfies then instantly another desire for material wealth rises up. Bhrarat Hari rightly said, “Our desires never worn out but we are worn out.” When your desire for food is satisfied then desire for clothes rises, when both are satisfied, desire for house rises up. When our desire for house is satisfied then our desire for car rises up and when our desire for car is satisfied then our desire for airplane rises up and when our desire for plane is satisfied our desire for more planes rises up. Thus our desires never fully satisfied and we have to die as unsatisfied person. This we practically see and experience in our daily life. The right solution against dissatisfaction is to become Self contented. Self satisfaction is the best contentment.

2. During studentship material demands are satisfied by parents so one should fully devote to study and earning professional skill for future source of livelihood. Students whose financial position is not sound are bound to earn while the period of learning. During this period the desire for material pleasure should be resisted and controlled. Grahsth asharam or period of house hold is the best period for earning wealth and enjoying sensual pleasure. During this period one should have desire for material wealth and should do all efforts for earning wealth. But should n’t be to at the cost of health and character assassination. During this period one has familial liabilities and li- abilities of brahamcharis, vanprasthas and sanyasis. Some portion of earn wealth should be invested in philanthropies. This is the period of maximum physical and mental strength so one should n’t be satisfied with little wealth but should have desire for earning maximum wealth. It is said, “All qualities lie in gold.” Through wealth we are able to fufill our own as well others’ desires. It is rightly said, “Without wealth household is worthless.” Only through wealth obligations are meted out. This is period of high craving for wealth.

During vanprasth ashram one stops to earn wealth and starts to prepare for spiritual salvation and fully devotes to philanthropy so desire for material wealth is hindrance.

Sanyas is the last phase of life. During this period physical and mental health reduuces to the lowest ebb so involvement worldly affairs is of no use. This is the time for giving up all things and devotion to God. There should be complete renunciation of desire for material health. It is rightly said, “Sanyasi having wealth is worthless.”

There should be harmonious balance between requirements, desires and their satisfaction.